Abstract: This diesel engine (10) has an engine body (11), an EGR device (12), and a control unit (13). The engine body (11) has combustion chambers (15) and injectors (16). The EGR device (12) is provided with: a gas flow path (35) that returns a portion of exhaust gas from the combustion chambers (15) to an intake flow path (17); and an EGR device (37) that has a butterfly valve (42). When the butterfly valve (42) is set to a rotation angle position of 0° when in a closed posture (42A), the control unit (13) drives the butterfly valve (42) within a first rotation angle range of no less than 0° when the injection amount of fuel to be injected by the injectors (16) is no less than a predetermined threshold, and the control unit (13) drives the butterfly valve (42) within a second rotation angle range that passes through 0° when the injection amount is less than the threshold. The threshold is a value greater than zero.

Abstract: Provided are a gear case flange in which a passage hole is provided, a spacer fixed on the gear case flange, a supply pump fixed on the spacer, and a pump gear fixed on the drive shaft of the supply pump, and the pump gear is passed through the passage hole of the gear case flange, whereby the supply pump in a state of being fixed on the spacer can be detached in a state where the pump gear is fixed on the drive shaft.

Abstract: This diesel engine is provided with pistons which slide, moving to and from the cylinder head, and which converts the sliding motion of the pistons into rotational motion of a crankshaft. This diesel engine is further provided with a supply pump which is driven by rotation of the crankshaft, a rail which stores fuel pumped from the supply pump, and injectors which inject the fuel supplied from the rail into the combustion chambers formed in the pistons, wherein the rail and the injectors are fixed to the cylinder head.

Abstract: Provided are a gear case flange in which a passage hole is provided, a spacer fixed on the gear case flange, a supply pump fixed on the spacer, and a pump gear fixed on the drive shaft of the supply pump, and the pump gear is passed through the passage hole of the gear case flange, whereby the supply pump in a state of being fixed on the spacer can be detached in a state where the pump gear is fixed on the drive shaft.